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. >> as the faa began furloughing air traffic controllers and the flight delays began. the finger pointing quickly followed. >> as a result of administration's poor planning, i would argue political motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmacs over the last few days. >> congress had an opportunity but republicans made a choice. and this is a result of a choice they made to embrace the sequester as, and i'm quoting republicans, as a victory for the tea party and a home run. >> if the blame was partisan, the pain was not. long lines and missed connections raised bipartisan concerns with republican and democratic senators asking the transportation secretary and head of the faa how much funding do you need to avoid furloughing air traffic controllers and to keep the contract air traffic control towers open and what could you cut from other accounts to avoid or reduced air traffic controller furloughs and contract closures and there were bipartisan proposed solutions. >> what i believe is there ought to be postponement of these furloughs to give all of us a chance to r
. >> as the faa began furloughing air traffic controllers and the flight delays began. the finger pointing quickly followed. >> as a result of administration's poor planning, i would argue political motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmacs over the last few days. >> congress had an opportunity but republicans made a choice. and this is a result of a choice they made to embrace the sequester as, and i'm quoting republicans, as a victory for the tea party and a home...
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. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> la de da. everyone new that. >> reporter: they accused them of giving them a 4% cut and shifting it to a 10% cut on air traffic controllers. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration is disgusting. >> reporter: meanwhile a leading committee democrat blamed the house for not dealing with the cuts. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by congress's failure. >> reporter: they say the furloughs could be carried out differently. >> i have a hard time believing that at lan that, chicago, several other hub's impact on the entire system is a lot bigger. no matter how you slice this
. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...